Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 98 The Pursuit! A Clash of Titans!

On the streets of Cerulean City, amidst a neon-lit scene and bustling traffic, before the red light even came on, Latias grabbed Ponpo's hand and they crossed the road together, nearly causing a traffic accident.

Ponpo held the Ruby's Poké Ball in her hand. Because the bear was too big to come out directly, she could only carry it with her like this.

Smoothie ran in front, with Gible following behind on its short legs. This was their first night in the city, and it was thrilling and exciting...

As he followed, Latias suddenly darted out from a small alley. He snapped back to reality, only to find himself lost in some unknown place.

This appears to be a bustling street, with people coming and going. You can also see Rattata and Meow Meow fighting over food in the trash cans.

"Waaah..."

It seems we've lost track of them...

They were following behind Smocha, but there were too many people here, and for a moment they didn't know where Smocha and Gible had gone.

"Hmm..."

Ponpo hugged her with some nervousness and worry, and suddenly felt that there was nothing fun in the city, and everything here was too unfamiliar.

Latias wanted to use her mental power to search for them, but there were too many people here, and she couldn't locate them quickly. She could only stand on the street with Ponpo, watching the endless stream of people coming and going.

"Waaah..."

Oh no...

Without Naruto, Latias really didn't know what to do. Although she was usually quite willful, she was now very dependent on Naruto.

As they stood on the street, at a loss, a Miss Officer Jenny, who was on duty in the distance, noticed them. Just as she was about to go up and ask her, a figure in a brown trench coat suddenly appeared, blocking her view and standing in front of the two sisters.

Meanwhile, a sudden noise caught Miss Officer Jenny's attention...

Seeing Miss Officer Jenny heading in that direction, the man in the trench coat immediately looked at the two sisters and asked with a smile, "Hey you two... what are you doing standing here? Are you looking for your brother?"

"..."

Hearing this, Latias and Ponpo nodded. The two sisters were quite open-minded, and their first reaction upon meeting a stranger was never suspicion.

Seeing them nod, the man smiled and turned around: "Come with me. I know where your brother is. He's having a late-night snack with us friends at the bar. He drank too much and couldn't leave his side for a while, and he didn't bring his phone, so he asked me to come and get you."

"Mmm~"

Upon hearing Mingyou's location, Ponpo was instantly overjoyed. But even though she was silly, Latias still sensed that something seemed off. Before she could react, Ponpo pulled her along to follow.

Officer Jenny, who had noticed them earlier, returned to her original spot and suddenly realized they were gone. Connecting the dots with the coincidences of what had just happened, she instantly realized something and quickly pulled out her walkie-talkie…

Unaware of the approaching danger, Ponpo and Latias followed the man into a deserted alley. The atmosphere around them was eerily strange, quiet yet chilling!

"Your brother is really something, he came all the way to Cerulean City without even telling us, his good friends, so we had to go find him, haha..."

As the man spoke these words to lower their guard, he then gave them a meaningful look, and the hunter hidden in the darkness revealed his true colors!

"accustomed to!"

Mallow swooped down from above, ready to capture them all, while the man finally revealed his true colors, laughing and shouting, "Hahaha! I was just kidding! Your brother is being treated like dirt by us right now, and you..."

Before she could finish speaking, a stick wrapped in thorns suddenly slashed past her eyes. Before Manneken Pis could even put the snakeskin bag over them, she was instantly smashed against the wall!

"...Huh?"

"Mmm!"

Don't hurt Naruto!

Ponpon swung her thorny vine club and struck the man on the head. Meanwhile, the man's companion, who had gone to distract Officer Jenny from resting, arrived with a smile.

But just as he was about to ask if the prey had been caught, he saw such a horrifying scene that his legs trembled instantly. Before he could run away, he was hit by a thorny vine club that was thrown at him and sent flying.

Latias was stunned by what he saw. Ponpo looked terrifying...

"Waaah..."

Because he was a bit stronger, the man who had just run over wasn't instantly put into a deep, infant-like sleep by the thorny vines. He just crawled on the ground, trying to leave this horrible place... This alley was terrifying!

"Mmm!"

How could Ponpo let him escape? She immediately rushed over, wanting to find out where Mingyou was. But perhaps it was the will to survive that made him stand up and run away into the distance without looking back.

The two women immediately caught up and followed the trail to an old-fashioned underground tavern hidden in the city.

As soon as the man ran inside, he immediately closed the door, then turned around instantly and stretched out his hands to hold the door shut, preventing them from coming in.

"W-what...what happened?"

The drinking buddies were completely bewildered by this scene. Weren't they supposed to be catching two young girls? How did they end up in such a mess?

But the next second, they understood...

With a loud bang, the entire tavern door was slammed to the ground by a force, while the man remained standing there with his hands braced against the door, seemingly still in shock.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the others who were drinking slammed their glasses onto the ground. How dare someone cause trouble on their turf! They were simply asking for trouble!

"Boss Cat, take care of him!"

"Meow!"

The cat that had previously toyed with Mingyou rushed forward, but upon seeing the powerful figure outside the door, it froze in place.

"Meow……"

You want me to fight this kind of thing?

The next second, the cat boss was swatted away by a paw, and only then did the others finally see what was standing at the tavern entrance.

"There's a bear!!!"

Seeing them making a mess, Mingyou sat up from the floor, patted her long underwear, and said, "Sorry, my Xiongxiong is here to pick me up. Looks like our deal is over."

"Mmm~"

Ponpon, who was perched on the Moon Bear's shoulder, immediately jumped into Mingyou's arms, while Latias remained on top, excitedly directing the Moon Bear's attack with his little hands.

"Awooo!"

When faced with bad guys, Heyue Xiong never shows mercy. He stomps his foot on the ground and uses the power of the earth to completely destroy the entire tavern floor.

Upon witnessing such power, those people finally realized the danger. Dingzhen and Xuebao turned around and ran towards the back kitchen of the tavern almost without hesitation, preparing to take the secret passage to the street so that they would be safe.

But Mingyou's attention remained fixed on Dingzhen, and she waved her hand, shouting, "Moonlight Power!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Moon Bear unleashed a Moonburst, which detonated in the distance, even shaking the ground above. The snow leopard was caught in the shockwave and was unable to escape, being knocked unconscious on the ground.

The Moon Bears have controlled their power; they certainly won't kill them, but they'll still have to learn a lesson.

After all, the trainers of this era are too impure. Trainers in ancient times were able to withstand a full-power Destruction Beam with their bare hands!

"Tsk... that guy still got away. Let's chase after him, we absolutely can't let him get away!"

Mingyou's target is Dingzhen. He must help the Gible get justice and teach them a lesson!

After leaving through the secret passage, Dingzhen still had some injuries. He ran through the alley, clutching his arm. In the distance, he could already see a neon-lit scene and a bustling street full of people.

Get there... as long as I can get there...

As long as it's possible... as long as it's possible to get there!

Dingzhen kept thinking this to himself, and it sustained him, but at the end of the alley, two figures suddenly appeared in his sight.

It was a strange tea canister holding a tea scoop, and a small shark following behind, moving somewhat clumsily and almost falling over from running too fast...

Smocha and Gible also found their way here and ran right into Dingzhen. They met in a dimly lit alleyway where there was no one else but a broken streetlamp that kept flashing.

"Who are you……"

"shark……"

……

There will be another chapter later.

(End of this chapter)